RADIUM *Radium is from the Latin word for ray, radius *Mme. Curie discovered radium in 1898 *symbol: Ra *Atomic number: 88 *Mass: 226.0254 *Radium's symbol comes from the first two letters of Radium *Number of protons:88 *Number of nutrons:138 *Number of electrons: 88 *Radium is found in seawater in a solid form. *Melting point- 700 degrees C *Density- 5 grams per cubic centimeter *Percent Abundance in the earth’s crust: 9.9×10-12% *Radium is used for the treatment of cancer and is used in Luminescent paints INTERSTING FACTS Radium is very radio active and rare. It is described as a brilliant white. Radium is found in small amounts in uranium ores.
*Radium is from the Latin word for ray, radius
*Mme. Curie discovered radium in 1898
*symbol: Ra
*Atomic number: 88
*Mass: 226.0254
*Radium's symbol comes from the first two letters of Radium
*Number of protons:88
*Number of nutrons:138
*Number of electrons: 88
*Radium is found in seawater in a solid form.
*Melting point- 700 degrees C
*Density- 5 grams per cubic centimeter
*Percent Abundance in the earth’s crust: 9.9×10-12%
*Radium is used for the treatment of cancer and is used in Luminescent paints
INTERSTING FACTS
Radium is very radio active and rare. It is described as a brilliant white. Radium is found in small amounts in uranium ores.
Sources-
http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/88.html
[[http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele088.html]]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/radium
http://www.periodic-table.org.uk/element-radium.htm
http://periodictable.com/Elements/088/data.html